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Yojijukugo 四字熟語

竿: bamboo pole

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竿 gān


: bamboo pole
: penis

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竿 | さお sao

noun
: rod; pole
: neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen
: beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
: single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
: (Slang) penis; (Counter) counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)

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竿 | かん kan

suffix | counter
: counter for poles, rods, etc.

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乾 | 干 | 幹: dry; male; to concern; capable

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乾[干] gān

adjective
: dry; dried food
: clean
: in vain
: foster; adoptive
: to ignore

乾[干] qián

noun
: one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing heaven (sky)
: male principle
: ☰ first symbol in the I Ching: “the Creative”

干 gān

verb
: to concern; to interfere
: shield
: stem

幹 [干] gàn

verb
: tree trunk
: main part of something
: to manage; to work; to do
: capable
: cadre
: to kill (slang)
: to fuck (vulgar)

Kun Reading

乾 OR 干 | ほし hoshi

noun | noun prefix
: drying; dried

乾す OR 干す | ほす hosu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to air; to dry; to desiccate
: to drain (off)
: to drink up
: to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive)

干る | ひる hiru

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to dry

乾く | かわく kawaku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to get dry

乾せる | かせる kaseru

ichidan verb
: to dry up; to scab; to slough
: to be poisoned (with lacquer)
: (Archaism) to waste away

幹 | みき miki OR から kara

ichidan verb
: (tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

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乾 | けん ken

noun
: qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)

幹 | かん kan

noun
: (tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

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全: all; complete

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全 quán

adjective
: all; whole; entire; every
: complete; intact or keep whole

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全て | すべて subete

noun | no-adjective | adverbial noun
: all; the whole; entirely; in general; wholly; overall

全く| まったく mattaku

adverb
: really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
: indeed;
: (Interjection) good grief! (expression of exasperation)

全うする | まっとうする mattousuru

adverb
: to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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全 | ぜん zen

noun
: all; whole; entire; complete; overall
: (Prefix) pan-; omni-; toti-

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伴: companion

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伴 bàn


: companion, comrade, partner; accompany

Kun Reading

伴 | とも tomo

noun | suru verb
: companion; follower; attendant; retinue

伴う | ともなう tomonau

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to accompany; to bring with; to be accompanied by; to be involved in; to be consequent upon

伴い | ともない tomonai

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: companion; accompaniment

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ハン han
バン ban

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面: face | flour; noodles

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面 miàn

noun | measure word | suffix | radical 176
: face
: side; surface; aspect; top
: measure word for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

麵 [面] miàn

noun
: flour; noodles

Kun Reading

面 | つら tsura

noun
: face (often derog. or vulg.); mug
: surface;
: (Archaism) surrounding area
: (Archaism) cheek; cheeks

面 | づら zura

noun suffix
: looking like a …; acting as if a ….

面 | おも omo

conjunction
: face
: surface

面 | おもて omote

conjunction
: face;
: surface
: mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

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面 | めん men

noun
: face;
: mask; face guard
: (Martial arts term) (in kendo) striking the head
: surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
: page; () aspect; facet; side
: chamfer
: (Counter) counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

麪 OR 麺 | めん men

noun
: noodles

ベン ben

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而: and; and yet; but

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而 ér

conjunction | adverb | radical 126
: and; as well as; and so
: but (not); yet (not)
: (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

Kun Reading

而も | しかも shikamo

conjunction
: moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

而して | そして soshite OR しかして shikashite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

而るを | しかるを shikaruo

conjunction
: even so; though that may be

然して | そして soshite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

然れども | しかれども shikaredomo

conjunction
: nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so

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ジ ji
ニ ni

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持: support; hold

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持 chí

verb
: to hold; to grasp
: to support; to maintain; to sustain
: to persevere; to manage
: to run (i.e. administer); to control

Kun Reading

持ち | もち mochi

noun | noun suffix
: hold; charge; keep possession; in charge
: wear; durability; life; draw
: (Suffix) usage

持つ | もつ motsu

godan verb with tu ending
: to hold; to carry
: to possess

持てる | もてる moteru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
: to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
: to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last
: (Pre-noun adjectival) possessed
: possessing riches; having wealth

持する | じする jisuru

suru verb – special class
: to hold; to maintain

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ジ ji

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